Automatic cleaning equipment for mouse cage

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of cleaning equipment, and particularly discloses mouse cage automatic cleaning equipment which comprises a machine base, and a conveying belt, a cleaning liquid spraying mechanism, a scrubbing mechanism, a flushing mechanism, a disinfecting mechanism and a drying mechanism which are mounted on the machine base, the cleaning liquid spraying mechanism, the brushing mechanism, the flushing mechanism, the disinfecting mechanism and the drying mechanism are all arranged above the conveying belt and are sequentially arranged in the conveying direction of the conveying belt, and the cleaning liquid spraying mechanism is used for spraying cleaning liquid to the mouse cage placed on the conveying belt; the scrubbing mechanism comprises a scrubbing bin, a first lifting base and a clamping assembly, wherein the first lifting base and the clamping assembly are installed in the scrubbing bin. The flushing mechanism comprises a flushing bin arranged on the machine base and a second lifting base installed in the flushing bin. The disinfection mechanism is used for disinfecting the mouse cage; the drying mechanism is used for drying the mouse cage. According to the automatic cleaning equipment for the mouse cage, automatic cleaning of the mouse cage can be achieved, and the cleaning efficiency and the cleaning effect of the mouse cage are improved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of cleaning equipment, in particular to an automatic cleaning equipment for squirrel cages. Background Art

[0002] Laboratory mice are a primary experimental subject in medical research. With the advancement of medicine, the scale of laboratory mouse breeding is increasing. Laboratory mice are typically housed in cages, where they produce large amounts of metabolic waste, such as urine and feces. These wastes stain the inner walls of the cages. To prevent bacterial growth from these wastes, cages must be regularly replaced and cleaned. Currently, cage cleaning is often performed by cleaning staff in laboratories, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive, with low cleaning efficiency. Furthermore, manual cleaning procedures are often substandard, resulting in suboptimal cleaning results. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The present invention aims to solve at least one of the above-mentioned technical problems and provide an automatic squirrel cage cleaning device, which can realize automatic cleaning of squirrel cages and improve the cleaning efficiency and cleaning effect of squirrel cages.

[0004] In order to achieve the above object, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is: an automatic cage cleaning device, comprising: A machine base, comprising a frame and a conveyor belt mounted on the frame; A cleaning liquid spraying mechanism, which is used to spray cleaning liquid onto the squirrel cages placed on the conveyor belt; The scrubbing mechanism includes a scrubbing chamber disposed on a machine base, and a first lifting seat and a clamping assembly mounted within the scrubbing chamber. The clamping assembly is used to clamp and secure the squirrel cage. The first lifting seat is connected to a first driving device that drives it to move in a vertical direction. The first lifting seat is provided with a scrubbing assembly for scrubbing the inner wall of the squirrel cage. A flushing mechanism comprising a flushing chamber disposed on a machine base, and a second lifting seat mounted within the flushing chamber, the second lifting seat being connected to a second drive device for driving the second lifting seat to move in a vertical direction, a first flushing nozzle being disposed on the second lifting seat, and two clamping arms for respectively clamping the outer walls of the squirrel cage on opposite sides, the first flushing nozzle being disposed between the two clamping arms, one end of the two clamping arms being movably connected to the second lifting seat and respectively connected to a drive member for driving the two clamping arms to move toward or away from each other, a rotating block and a second flushing nozzle being disposed at the other end of the two clamping arms, the rotating block being rotatably connected to the clamping arms and being connected to a rotary motor for driving the rotating block to rotate 360°; A disinfection mechanism, which is used to disinfect the mouse cage; A drying mechanism, which is used to dry the mouse cage; The cleaning liquid spraying mechanism, the scrubbing mechanism, the flushing mechanism, the disinfecting mechanism and the drying mechanism are all arranged on the machine base and are arranged in sequence along the conveying direction of the conveyor belt.

[0005] Preferably, a positioning plate for positioning the squirrel cage is provided on the conveyor belt.

[0006] Preferably, the cleaning liquid spraying mechanism includes a cleaning chamber and a cleaning liquid spraying pipe. A cleaning chamber inlet and a cleaning chamber outlet are respectively provided at both ends of the cleaning chamber. The cleaning liquid spraying pipe is installed at the top of the cleaning chamber.

[0007] Preferably, a scrubbing inlet and a scrubbing outlet are respectively provided at both ends of the scrubbing bin, and the first driving device is installed on the top of the scrubbing bin.

[0008] Preferably, the clamping assembly includes two clamping blocks, and the two clamping blocks are respectively connected to a driving cylinder to drive the two clamping blocks to move toward or away from each other.

[0009] Preferably, the brush assembly includes a brush seat and a brush head installed on the brush seat, a first slide rail is arranged horizontally on the first lifting seat, a slide seat is slidably installed on the first slide rail, the slide seat is connected to a first driving component that drives it to move along the first slide rail, a second slide rail is arranged longitudinally on the slide seat, the brush seat is slidably connected to the second slide rail, and the brush seat is connected to a second driving component that drives it to move along the second slide rail, the brush head is rotatably installed on the brush seat, and is connected to a driving motor that drives it to rotate.

[0010] Preferably, a flushing inlet and a flushing outlet are respectively provided at both ends of the flushing chamber, and the second driving device is installed on the top of the flushing chamber.

[0011] Preferably, the disinfection mechanism is an ultraviolet sterilization device or a disinfection water spraying disinfection device.

[0012] Preferably, the conveyor belt is a metal mesh conveyor belt.

[0013] The beneficial effect is that compared with the prior art, the squirrel cage automatic cleaning device of the present invention is provided with a cleaning liquid spraying mechanism, a brushing mechanism, a flushing mechanism, a disinfecting mechanism and a drying mechanism in sequence along the conveying direction of the conveyor belt on the machine base, so that the conveyor belt can sequentially spray the squirrel cage with cleaning liquid, brush the inner surface, flush the inner and outer surfaces, disinfect and dry the squirrel cage during the conveying process of the squirrel cage, thereby realizing the automatic cleaning of the squirrel cage and improving the cleaning efficiency and cleaning effect of the squirrel cage. During the brushing process of the squirrel cage, the outer walls of the squirrel cage on both sides are clamped by the clamping assembly. , and then the inner wall of the squirrel cage is scrubbed by the scrubbing assembly. During the scrubbing process of the squirrel cage, the second scrubbing nozzles on the two clamping arms are used to scrub the symmetrical outer walls of the squirrel cage. Then, the rotary blocks at the ends of the two clamping arms clamp the outer walls of the squirrel cage after being scrubbed. Then, the squirrel cage is driven to rotate by the rotary motor, so that the first scrubbing nozzle scrubs the inner wall of the squirrel cage and the remaining outer walls of the squirrel cage. After the scrubbing is completed, the rotary block can be driven by the rotary motor to drive the squirrel cage to rotate rapidly to dry the water stains on the surface of the squirrel cage, so as to facilitate the subsequent disinfection and drying of the squirrel cage. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] The specific embodiments of the present invention are further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein: Figure 1 This is a schematic structural diagram of an automatic cage cleaning device according to the present invention; Figure 2 It is a structural diagram of the cleaning liquid spraying mechanism; Figure 3 It is a structural diagram of the scrubbing mechanism; Figure 4 It is a structural diagram of the flushing mechanism. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0015] The following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present invention, not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field based on the embodiments of the present invention without making any creative efforts shall fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0016] It should be noted that when a component is referred to as being "fixed to" another component, it may be directly on the other component or there may also be a central component. When a component is considered to be "connected" to another component, it may be directly connected to the other component or there may also be a central component. When a component is considered to be "set on" another component, it may be directly set on the other component or there may also be a central component. When a component is referred to as being "set in the middle", it does not only mean being set in the exact middle position, but also means being within the range defined by the middle as long as both ends are not set. The terms "vertical", "horizontal", "left", "right" and similar expressions used herein are for illustrative purposes only.

[0017] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as commonly understood by those skilled in the art to which this invention pertains. The terms used in this specification of the present invention are for the purpose of describing specific embodiments only and are not intended to limit the present invention. The term "and / or" as used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0018] The squirrel cage to be cleaned in this application includes a square cage body with an open top and a closed bottom and four sides, and a cover body that is detachably mounted on the opening of the box body. Since both the cover body and the box body of the squirrel cage are square boxes with an open side, the cover body and the cage body can be removed and cleaned separately during cleaning. To this end, this application has designed a device that can clean the cage body and cover body separately after they are removed. Since the cover body and the cage body have the same shape, the same cleaning structure is designed. The cage body mentioned below can refer to either the cage body or the cover body.

[0019] like Figures 1 to 4 As shown, the present application discloses an automatic cage cleaning device, including a machine base 1, and a conveyor belt 2, a cleaning liquid spraying mechanism 3, a scrubbing mechanism 40, a flushing mechanism 8, a disinfection mechanism 18 and a drying mechanism 19 installed on the machine base 1. The cleaning liquid spraying mechanism 3, the scrubbing mechanism 40, the flushing mechanism 8, the disinfection mechanism 18 and the drying mechanism 19 are all arranged above the conveyor belt 2 and are arranged in sequence along the conveying direction of the conveyor belt 2. Specifically: The machine base 1 includes a frame and a conveyor belt 2 mounted on the frame. The frame can adopt a square frame structure. The conveyor belt 2 is arranged along the length direction of the machine base 1, and the conveyor belt 2 can adopt a metal mesh conveyor belt. The cleaning liquid spraying mechanism 3, the brushing mechanism 40, the flushing mechanism 8, the disinfection mechanism 18 and the drying mechanism 19 are located below the conveyor belt 2. A water collecting tank is provided so that during the cleaning process of the squirrel cages on the conveyor belt 2, the cleaning liquid and cleaning water used for cleaning the squirrel cages can fall into the water collecting tank through the mesh on the conveyor belt 2 for collection and treatment. In addition, a positioning plate 20 for positioning the squirrel cages is provided on the conveyor belt 2, so that the squirrel cages can be accurately placed in the set position as required, so that the squirrel cages can be accurately clamped during the subsequent brushing and flushing processes. The cleaning liquid spraying mechanism 3 is used to spray cleaning liquid onto the squirrel cage placed on the conveyor belt 2, so as to facilitate the subsequent cleaning of the surface of the squirrel cage; The scrubbing mechanism 40 includes a scrubbing chamber 25 disposed on the machine base 1, and a first lifting seat 4 and a clamping assembly 5 mounted within the scrubbing chamber 25. The clamping assembly 5 is used to clamp and secure the squirrel cage. The first lifting seat 4 is connected to a first drive device 6 that drives it to move in the vertical direction. In this embodiment, the first drive device 6 can be a cylinder or a screw drive structure. The first lifting seat 4 is provided with a scrubbing assembly 7 for clamping and scrubbing the inner wall of the squirrel cage. The first drive device 6 drives the first lifting seat 4 to move up and down, so that the scrubbing assembly 7 can move toward or away from the squirrel cage. The flushing mechanism 8 includes a flushing chamber 9 provided on the machine base 1, and a second lifting seat 10 installed in the flushing chamber 9. The second lifting seat 10 is connected to a second driving device 11 that drives it to move in the vertical direction. Like the first driving device 6, the second driving device 11 can also adopt a cylinder or a screw drive structure. A first flushing nozzle 12 and two clamping arms 13 for respectively clamping the outer walls of the squirrel cage on opposite sides are provided on the second lifting seat 10. The first flushing nozzle 12 is provided between the two clamping arms 13. One end of the two clamping arms 13 is movably connected to the second lifting seat 10 and is respectively connected to a driving member 14 to drive the two clamping arms 13 to move toward or away from each other. The driving member 14 can adopt a cylinder or a screw drive structure. The other end of the two clamping arms 13 is provided with a rotating block 15 and a second flushing nozzle 16. The rotating block 15 is rotatably connected to the clamping arm 13 and is connected to a rotating motor 17 that drives it to rotate 360°. The disinfection mechanism 18 is used to disinfect the mouse cage. Specifically, the disinfection mechanism 18 in the present application can adopt an ultraviolet sterilization and disinfection device or a disinfection water spray disinfection device in the prior art. The specific structure is not described in detail. The disinfection mechanism 18 also includes a disinfection chamber provided on the machine base 1. The ultraviolet sterilization and disinfection device or the disinfection water spray disinfection device is installed in the disinfection chamber. The disinfection chamber is provided with a disinfection inlet and a disinfection outlet, and the disinfection inlet and the disinfection outlet are both provided with water curtains, which can play a certain shielding role on the disinfection inlet and the disinfection outlet, and at the same time facilitate the mouse cage to enter and exit the disinfection chamber; The drying mechanism 19 is used to dry the squirrel cage. Specifically, the drying mechanism 19 includes an oven, which includes an oven inlet and an oven outlet. Both the oven inlet and the oven outlet are provided with movable doors to control the opening and closing of the oven inlet and the oven outlet. The drying mechanism 19 can adopt the existing dryer structure, which is not an improvement of the present application, so it will not be described in detail here.

[0020] The present invention relates to an automatic squirrel cage cleaning device. A cleaning liquid spraying mechanism 3, a scrubbing mechanism 40, a flushing mechanism 8, a disinfecting mechanism 18, and a drying mechanism 19 are sequentially arranged on a machine base 1 along the conveying direction of a conveyor belt 2, so that the conveyor belt 2 can sequentially spray the squirrel cage with cleaning liquid, scrub the inner surface, flush the inner and outer surfaces, disinfect, and dry the squirrel cage, thereby realizing automatic cleaning of the squirrel cage and improving the cleaning efficiency and cleaning effect of the squirrel cage. During the scrubbing process of the squirrel cage, the outer walls of the squirrel cage on both sides are clamped by the clamping assembly 5, and then the outer walls are symmetrically clamped by the scrubbing assembly 5. 7. The inner wall of the cage is scrubbed. During the rinsing process, the second rinsing nozzles 16 on the two clamping arms 13 rinse the symmetrical outer walls of the cage. Then, the rotating blocks 15 at the ends of the two clamping arms 13 clamp the rinsed outer walls of the cage. Then, the rotating motor 17 drives the cage to rotate, so that the first rinsing nozzle 12 rinses the inner wall of the cage and the remaining outer walls of the cage. After the rinsing is completed, the rotating motor 17 drives the rotating block 15 to rotate the cage rapidly to dry the water stains on the cage surface, so as to facilitate the subsequent disinfection and drying of the cage.

[0021] In the present application, the cleaning liquid spraying mechanism 3 may include a cleaning chamber 21 and a cleaning liquid spraying pipe 22. The cleaning liquid spraying pipe 22 is connected to a cleaning liquid supply device. A cleaning chamber inlet 23 and a cleaning chamber outlet 24 are respectively provided at both ends of the cleaning chamber 21, and the cleaning chamber inlet 23 and the cleaning chamber outlet 24 are both provided with water curtains. The cleaning liquid spraying pipe 22 is installed at the top of the cleaning chamber 21 and is provided with multiple cleaning liquid nozzles.

[0022] In the brushing mechanism 40, a brushing inlet 26 and a brushing outlet 27 can be respectively provided at both ends of the brushing bin 25, and the brushing inlet 26 and the brushing outlet 27 are both provided with water curtains. The first driving device 6 is installed on the top of the brushing bin 25, and the first lifting seat 4 is installed on the first driving device 6. The first driving device 6 drives the first lifting seat 4 to move up and down, so that the clamping assembly 5 and the brushing assembly 7 move toward or away from the squirrel cage on the conveyor belt 2.

[0023] Specifically, the clamping assembly 5 may include two clamping blocks 28 , and the two clamping blocks 28 are respectively connected to a driving cylinder 29 to drive the two clamping blocks 28 to move toward or away from each other.

[0024] More specifically, the brush assembly 7 may include a brush seat 30, and a brush head 31 mounted on the brush seat 30, a first slide rail 32 is arranged horizontally on the first lifting seat 4, a slide seat 33 is slidably mounted on the first slide rail 32, the slide seat 33 is connected to a first driving member 34 that drives it to move along the first slide rail 32, a second slide rail 35 is arranged longitudinally on the slide seat 33, the brush seat 30 is slidably connected to the second slide rail 35, and the brush seat 30 is connected to a second driving member 36 that drives it to move along the second slide rail 35, the brush head 31 is rotatably mounted on the brush seat 30, and is connected to a driving motor 37 that drives it to rotate, in the present application, the first driving member 34 and the second driving member 33 6 can all adopt a screw drive structure, through which the slide 33 can be accurately controlled to move along the first slide rail 32, and the brush seat 30 can be controlled to move along the second slide rail 35, so that the brush head 31 set on the brush seat 30 can move horizontally and vertically, and at the same time the first lifting seat 4 can drive the brush head 31 to move in the vertical direction, so that the brush head 31 can fully scrub the inner wall of the squirrel cage. In this embodiment, the brush head 31 may include a columnar scrubbing rod, the side walls of the scrubbing rod are evenly distributed with bristles for scrubbing the four inner walls of the squirrel cage, and the bottom of the scrubbing rod is detachably mounted with a sheet-like brush for scrubbing the bottom surface of the squirrel cage.

[0025] In the flushing mechanism 8, a flushing inlet 38 and a flushing outlet 39 can be respectively provided at both ends of the flushing bin 9, and both the flushing inlet 38 and the flushing outlet 39 are provided with water curtains. The second driving device 11 is installed on the top of the flushing bin 9, and the second lifting seat 10 is installed on the second driving device 11. The second driving device 11 drives the second lifting seat 10 to move up and down, thereby driving the first brush head 31 and the two clamping arms 13 to move toward or away from the squirrel cage on the conveyor belt 2.

[0026] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention and are not intended to limit the same. Any modifications or equivalent substitutions that do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention should be included in the scope of the technical solutions of the present invention.

Claims

1. An automatic cage cleaning device, characterized in that: include: A machine base (1), comprising a frame and a conveyor belt (2) mounted on the frame; A cleaning liquid spraying mechanism (3) for spraying cleaning liquid onto the squirrel cages placed on the conveyor belt (2); A scrubbing mechanism (40) comprises a scrubbing chamber (25) disposed on a machine base (1), and a first lifting seat (4) and a clamping assembly (5) mounted in the scrubbing chamber (25), wherein the clamping assembly (5) is used to clamp and fix the squirrel cage, the first lifting seat (4) is connected to a first driving device (6) for driving the first lifting seat (4) to move in a vertical direction, and a scrubbing assembly (7) for scrubbing the inner wall of the squirrel cage is disposed on the first lifting seat (4); A flushing mechanism (8), comprising a flushing chamber (9) arranged on a machine base (1), and a second lifting seat (10) installed in the flushing chamber (9), the second lifting seat (10) being connected to a second driving device (11) for driving it to move in a vertical direction, a first flushing nozzle (12) and two clamping arms (13) for respectively clamping the outer walls of the squirrel cage on opposite sides, the first flushing nozzle (12) being arranged between the two clamping arms (13), one end of the two clamping arms (13) being movably connected to the second lifting seat (10), and being respectively connected to a driving member (14) for driving the two clamping arms (13) to move toward or away from each other, a rotating block (15) and a second flushing nozzle (16) being arranged at the other end of the two clamping arms (13), the rotating block (15) being rotatably connected to the clamping arms (13), and being connected to a rotating motor (17) for driving it to rotate 360 degrees; A disinfection mechanism (18) for disinfecting the mouse cage; A drying mechanism (19) for drying the cage; The cleaning liquid spraying mechanism (3), the scrubbing mechanism (40), the flushing mechanism (8), the disinfecting mechanism (18) and the drying mechanism (19) are all arranged on the machine base (1) and arranged in sequence along the conveying direction of the conveyor belt (2).

2. The automatic cage cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A positioning plate (20) for positioning the squirrel cage is provided on the conveyor belt (2).

3. The automatic cage cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The cleaning liquid spraying mechanism (3) comprises a cleaning chamber (21) and a cleaning liquid spraying pipe (22). A cleaning chamber inlet (23) and a cleaning chamber outlet (24) are respectively provided at both ends of the cleaning chamber (21). The cleaning liquid spraying pipe (22) is installed at the top of the cleaning chamber (21).

4. The automatic cage cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A scrubbing inlet (26) and a scrubbing outlet (27) are respectively provided at both ends of the scrubbing bin (25), and a first driving device (6) is installed on the top of the scrubbing bin (25).

5. The automatic cage cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clamping assembly (5) comprises two clamping blocks (28), and the two clamping blocks (28) are respectively connected to a driving cylinder (29) to drive the two clamping blocks (28) to move toward or away from each other.

6. The automatic cage cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The brush assembly (7) includes a brush seat (30) and a brush head (31) mounted on the brush seat (30); a first slide rail (32) is arranged on the first lifting seat (4) in a transverse direction; a slide seat (33) is slidably mounted on the first slide rail (32); the slide seat (33) is connected to a first driving member (34) for driving it to move along the first slide rail (32); a second slide rail (35) is arranged on the slide seat (33) in a longitudinal direction; the brush seat (30) is slidably connected to the second slide rail (35), and the brush seat (30) is connected to a second driving member (36) for driving it to move along the second slide rail (35); the brush head (31) is rotatably mounted on the brush seat (30) and is connected to a driving motor (37) for driving it to rotate.

7. The automatic cage cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A flushing inlet (38) and a flushing outlet (39) are respectively provided at both ends of the flushing bin (9), and a second drive device (11) is installed on the top of the flushing bin (9).

8. The automatic cage cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The disinfection mechanism (18) is an ultraviolet sterilization device or a disinfection water spraying device.

9. The automatic cage cleaning device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conveyor belt (2) is a metal mesh conveyor belt.

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